Pharmacist

Boots Opticians; Langport; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Pharmacist, where you'll provide exceptional care and expert advice to customers in a busy pharmacy environment. This role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with a dedicated team, ensuring the highest standards of patient care while managing pharmacy operations. You'll be supported by experienced colleagues and have access to a wealth of resources for your professional development. Enjoy a competitive salary, performance-based bonuses, and a range of generous benefits in a collaborative and inclusive workplace. If you're passionate about community pharmacy and ready to make a difference, this is the role for you.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Access to learning and development resources

Reimbursement of GPHC/GOC fees

Professional indemnity insurance

Qualifications

• Registered with pharmacy regulator (GPhC, PSNI, PSI).
• High levels of professional expertise and respect from peers and patients.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert care and advice in pharmacy operations.
• Conduct audits and risk assessments for patient safety.

Skills

Customer Care

Pharmacy Operations Knowledge

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Professional Ethics

Education

Registered Pharmacist

Job description

Job Description

About the role

As a Pharmacist with us you’ll be providing excellent customer and patient care; it’s more than dispensing medicine, it’s listening and providing your expert advice and reassurance. Your main areas of responsibility will be:

• Delivering the pharmacy strategy through providing expert care and advice
• Accountable for legal and ethical decisions in the pharmacy
• Building the pharmacy capability of store teams
• Conducting continual review through audit, observations and risk assessment to ensure customer and patient safety is paramount
• Delivering a range of professional pharmacy services

What you’ll need to have

To be successful in this role you will have a professional, caring character and a true desire to help us change for the better. In addition you will:

• Be registered with relevant pharmacy regulator (GPhC, PSNI, PSI)
• Demonstrate high levels of professional expertise and be widely respected by stakeholders, peers, patients, customers and external local professionals
• Have a passion for community pharmacy and providing the best care for our customers.
• Be collaborative with a team-centered approach
• Have excellent knowledge of pharmacy operations and provisions of national and local services
• Be a great communicator; able to put people at ease and effectively meet the varied needs of our customers and patients

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Access to a range of learning and development resources and programmes
• Reimbursement of GPHC/GOC fees in full
• Contribution towards RPS fees
• Professional indemnity insurance with the option of selecting further free cover if you also work in Primary Care settings up to 3 days per week (subject to terms).

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.

What's next

If successful on application, a member of the recruitment team will be in touch to find a time to discuss your application.

We are always open to discussing possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you, including job share and reduced hours. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

You will complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

Need To Know

***12-month Fixed-Term Contract (Maternity Cover)***

Boots are seeking a full-time, store-based Pharmacist, to join our dedicated Pharmacy team on Cheapside, Langport in Somerset to cover a period of around 12-month covering maternity leave.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to work within a busy, service lead store; you will have the support of a team of experienced ACT's, dispensers and pharmacy advisors, as well as a strong retail management support team and a dedicated Area Manager and Director of Stores.

Pharmacy Opening Times For This Store are:

Monday to Friday, 9am - 6pm
Saturday - 9am - 1pm
Sunday - Closed

This role offers a competitive base salary, and a substantial performance-based annual bonus as well as many other fantastic Boots benefits including our double matched Retirement savings plan, GPhC fees reimbursed, indemnity insurance cover, social, financial, healthcare and dental benefits, our sizeable employee discount and much, much more!

For further information, please contact our Regional Recruitment Partner, Maria Noble on [e-mail] or simply text 07890915418.

Immediate Interviews are available!

Business Area

Pharmacy

Function

Pharmacist

Keywords

Newly qualified Pharmacist, Newly qualified, Pharmacist, healthcare, pharmacy, in store pharmacist, Medicine, Medicines,

Hours per week

40

Company

UK Stores

Division

16 - United Kingdom

Region

8 - South

Area

184 - East Somerset

Store

5366 - LANGPORT AP

County

Somerset

Country

UK

Address 1

Cheapside

Address 2

Langport